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Greek life implements sober monitor trainings

Greek life social events are getting stricter, as fraternities and sororities now require sober monitors to complete trainings.

While students in Greek organizations have always had sober monitors at events, the trainings will assure that everyone’s on the same page, according to Kathleen Prout, assistant director for fraternity and sorority life.

“It is the goal of this program to give sober monitors the standard rules and tools needed to host safe social events,” Prout said. “It is our expectation that this will minimize miscommunication and conflict when it arises.”

The training is an hour-long session that will go over standard procedures like serving alcohol and working entrances and exits, but it also covers emergency scenarios.

“This can include over- intoxication, unwanted physical contact, physical altercations or uninvited guests and more,” Prout said.

Senior nursing major Claudia Blanchard served as social chair for her sorority for the past two years. In her position, she was a sober monitor for all her chapter’s social events and supervised the other sober monitors.

“Being a sober monitor is a lot of common sense in that you take responsibility for anyone who may need assistance and look out for any signs of danger,” Blanchard said.

Blanchard believes the implementation of the training was a necessary change to ensure social events are safe.

“I don’t feel like everyone in the past has taken the job very seriously and so the trainings may be very beneficial,” Blanchard said.

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